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CNNStudentNewsTranscript:May6,2008(CNNStudentNews)--May6,2008QuickGuideDevastationinMyanmar-SurveysomeoftheconditionsinMyanmarfollowingadeadlycyclone.AnEpicJourney-LearnaboutanattempttocarrytheOlympictorchtoMountEverest'speak.BeforeWeGo-Hearhowoneman'shands-freecallto911mayhavesavedhisarms.TranscriptTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.MONICALLOYD,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:OnHeadlineNews,onlineandoniTunes,thisisCNNStudentNews.ThanksforspendingpartofyourTuesdaywithus.I'mMonicaLloyd.FirstUp:DevastationinMyanmarLLOYD:Firstup,thedevastationcausedbyacycloneinMyanmarismuchworsethanfirstreported.Wetoldyouyesterdayaboutthispowerfulstorm,whichpoundedtheAsiancountryovertheweekend.Myanmar'sgovernmentsaysmorethan10,000peoplewerekilledbythecyclone.Thedeadlystormbroughtwindsofupto150milesperhouranddrenchedpartsofthecountry,whichusedtobecalledBurma,with20inchesofrain.It'stheworstdisastertohitMyanmarinyears.Relieforganizationsareworkingtoprovideaidtothevictims.FirstLadyLauraBushoutlinedhowtheU.S.planstohelp.LAURABUSH,U.S.FIRSTLADY:TheU.S.hasofferedfinancialassistancethroughourembassy.We'llworkwiththeU.N.andotherinternational,non-governmentalorganizationstoprovidewater,sanitation,foodandshelter.Moreassistancewillbeforthcoming.TheUnitedStatesstandspreparedtoprovideanassistanceteamandmuchneededsuppliestoBurmaassoonastheBurmesegovernmentacceptsouroffer.ThegovernmentofBurmashouldacceptthisteamquicklyaswellasotheroffersofinternationalassistance.LLOYD:Whileorganizationsarerushingtogethelptothevictimsofthiscyclone,thesurvivorsarestrugglingthroughthedamage:thousandsofdownedtrees,noelectricity,diminishingsupplies.Andallofthiscomesjustoneweekbeforethecountrywassettovoteonitsconstitution.Here'smoreonthegovernment'splanforthatissueandtherecoveryeffortstakingplaceinMyanmar.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)CNNREPORTER:TheroadintoYangonisatangleofsplinteredwoodandfallentrees.Whatusedtobeashadyavenuehasbeenshreddedintoshardsoftimber;trunksthesizeofyachtmastssnappedlikematchsticks.Peoplearedoingtheirbesttoclearapaththroughthismayhem,butprogressisslow.Theluckyoneshavepowertools,buttheelectricitysupplyhasbeenofffortwodaysandfuelisinshortsupply.Thisisthelineforgas;itstretchesaroundtheblock.Already,thepricehasquadrupledtotendollarsagallon.Thosewhocanafforditarebuyingfuelontheblackmarketatthesideoftheroad.Buthowlongbeforethesesuppliesdryup?Waterisalsobecomingapreciousandexpensivecommodity.Themainwatersupplyhasbeencutinmanyareas.Thosewholivehereareshockedbythedevastation.CARINEBLACHE,FRENCHEXPATRIATE:Thedaybefore,it'sthecityyouknow.Thedayafter,it'sanother.It'slikeanotherplanet.STEPHANELANDOWSKI,FRENCHEXPATRIATE:Nofood,nowater;wehavetofindeverything.REPORTER:Inafewplaces,thearmyhasbeendeployed.Butinmanypartsofthecity,troopsarenoticeablyabsent.Afarcryfromthethousandsoftroopssenttoviolentlycrushlastyear'spro-democracyuprising.NoteventhegoldenspiresoftheShwedegonPagodaweresparedbyCycloneNargis.ThisBuddhisttemplewasarallyingpointfortheprotests;nowit'sclosed.Thesepeoplefeartheywillbelefttocopealone.Myanmar'srulingmilitaryjuntahasissuedarareappealforinternationalemergencyassistance.Aidgroupssaythey'reworkingtohelpthoseinneed.BANKIMOON,U.N.SECRETARY-GENERAL:TheUnitedNationswilldowhatevertoprovideurgenthumanitarianassistance.REPORTER:Despitethedevastation,atlastreport,thegovernmentplannedtoproceedwithareferendumonthecountry'sconstitutiononMay10th.Theoppositionfearstheresultwillbefixedbythearmytoensureitretainspower.Now,CycloneNargishaspushedthiscountryfurthertowardsthebrink,justdaysbeforethemostcrucialpoliticaleventinyears.(ENDVIDEOCLIP)LLOYD:Inthewakeofthismassivenaturaldisaster,thepeopleofMyanmarneedallthehelptheycanget.TheU.S.,U.N.,andmanyinternationalorganizationsareprovidingaidtothecountry.Butyoucanhelptoo!LogontoCNN.com/impacttofindouthowyoucantakepartinthereliefefforts.AmericaVotes2008LLOYD:BackintheU.S.,NorthCarolinaandIndianaareholdingpresidentialprimariestoday,andtheDemocraticcandidatesarefacingoffoverfuel.HillaryClintonsaysthegovernmentshouldgetridofgastaxesoverthesummertohelppeoplewhoarebeinghitwithhighpricesatthepump.ButBarackObamasaystheideawon'treallyhelpconsumersandisn'tlikelytobecomealaw.ObamaiscurrentlyintheleadfortheDemocraticnomination.WhoeverwinsthatwillfaceoffagainstpresumptiveRepublicannomineeJohnMcCaininNovember'sgeneralelection.ShoutoutGEORGERAMSAY,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:TimefortheShoutout!InwhatmountainrangewillyoufindMountEverest?Ifyouthinkyouknowit,shoutitout!Isitinthe:A)Pyrenees,B)Appalachians,C)AlpsorD)Himalayas?Threesecondsontheclock--GO!MountEverestislocatedintheHimalayas.Withasummitatmorethan29,000feet,it'sthetallestmountainintheworld.That'syouranswerandthat'syourShoutout!AnEpicJourneyLLOYD:EverestwasalsopartofthepackagewhenChinamadeabidforthisyear'sOlympicGames.ThecountrypromisedthattheOlympicflamewouldreachthatsuperlativesummitduringitstriparoundtheworld.OrganizersspentnearlytwoyearspreparingtheEverestlegoftherelay.ButasCarlAzuztellsus,thetorch'sclimbiscurrentlyinaholdingpattern.(BEGINVIDEOCLIP)CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWS:I